JR East to maintain ticket offices to deal with congestion during peak travel periods
S/ Kise Yoichi, President, East Japan Railway / We take seriously the situation in which we have caused inconvenience fo...
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Princess Kako visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum ahead of trip to Greece
Princess Kako visited Emperor Showa's mausoleum in the Tokyo suburbs on May 9.She paid her respects at the tombs of her ...
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China's third aircraft carrier completes sea trials
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army announced on May 8 that its third aircraft carrier completed its sea trials.The ann...
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Worlds highest observatory telescope site completed
The telescope site for the University of Tokyo's Atacama Observatory Project in Chile have been completed.The new facili...
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Kishida and Macron agree to pursue defense cooperation accord
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris on May 2.During their working lu...
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Ryukyu Kingdom artworks returned from U.S. unveiled to media
Eighteen artworks, including royal portraits depicting the successive kings of the Ryuku Kingdom, were unveiled to the m...
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Chinese travelers head to Japan for Labor Day holidays
S/ Morimoto Takahiro, Nippon TV Reporter / At an airport in Beijing, many people are lined up at departure counters for ...
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Bridal fashion designer Katsura Yumi dies at 94
Japanese bridal fashion designer and pioneer Katsura Yumi died at age 94 on April 26. Her company’s website informed abo...
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Godzilla rips through Tokyo Metropolitan building
A projection mapping of a 100-meter-tall Godzilla ripped through the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on April 27.The spect...
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Sushi restaurant focuses more on foreign tourists with new flagship store in Tokyo
Conveyor belt sushi chain operator Kura Sushi opened a global flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 25.S/ Muguch...
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